New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that nearly three million people across the United Kingdom were in receipt of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), with a little over one in three claimants qualifying for the highest level of benefit.
313,620 recipients are said to be receiving support in the region of £24.45 and £156.90 each week - which amounts to somewhere between £97.80 and £627.60 each four-week pay period.
The dataset also reveals that more than a million are claiming the benefit due to psychiatric disorders, inclusive of autism, mood disorders and learning difficulties. Musculoskeletal conditions, like arthritis, joint pain and hip problems, also increased to 956,701 between January and April 2022.
